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starlings

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Main Entry:
star·ling 
          Listen to the pronunciation of starling
Pronunciation:
\ˈstär-liŋ\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English stærlinc, from stær starling + -ling, -linc -ling; akin to Old High German stara starling, Latin sturnus
Date:
before 12th century
: any of a family (Sturnidae, especially genus Sturnus) of usually dark gregarious oscine birds ; especially : a dark brown or in summer glossy greenish-black European bird (S. vulgaris) naturalized nearly worldwide and often considered a pest


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